Revised EPA Deadline for Contractors to Get Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Certification Nears. The EPA Beginnings Taking Enforcement Actions on October 1, 2010

    VACAVILLE, CA, August 09, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- CALINC Training, the primary provider of lead-based RRP certification in central and northern California reminds all contractors of the need to get certified by October 1, 2010 to avoid penalties when working on pre-978 dwellings.

Having certified over 2,500 RRP students this year to date, CALINC Training is the largest provider of RRP certification in Northern CA. They continue to support this important EPA initiative by regularly hosting courses to train and certify contractors in accordance with the EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Final Rule (40 CRF 745). CALINC Training is the environmental training division of CAL INC, one of California's premier environmental services and general construction firms.

Under this rule, contractors and property managers performing RRP projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 are required to take the eight-hour certification course, and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination in all projects. The course covers the health effects, regulations, lead safe work practices, containment, cleaning & record keeping requirements. This course were developed by the U.S. EPA in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to train contractors and dust sampling technicians on how to comply with the EPA's RRP rule and HUD's Lead Safe Housing rule.

"CALINC Training is proud of our track record as the largest accredited training center approved to provide the RRP certification course in Northern CA, and to support this very important initiative protecting our children from the terrible effects of lead poisoning," states CAL INC president and CEO David Esparza. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 310,000 children in the U.S. have elevated levels of lead in their blood, causing the EPA to name childhood lead poisoning "[a] major environmental health problem in the U.S."

Contractors who work in pre-1978 dwellings and who might disturb painted surfaces while doing plumbing, electrical, drywall, painting, tile, window replacement, landscaping, repairs, construction, renovation, remodeling, HVAC, demolition, plus many other jobs should take this course and achieve certification. The RRP rule also applies to people who work for rental property owners, schools, and day care providers as well as non-profits and government agencies.

About CAL INC and CALINC Training:

Since 1979, CAL INC has been one of the fastest growing full-service General Construction companies and minority owned businesses in California. Services include an abatement and remediation services division, an environmental services division, a building materials division, and an environmental training division. CALINC Training now ranks as one of the leading environmental training organizations in California.

As a family and minority-owned business, CAL INC continually strives to be a leader in the industry and in the community by retaining dedicated construction professionals who are both experienced and loyal to the company and its values. CAL INC has a proven performance record in the general construction and contracting arena and can perform virtually all phases of construction activities.

If you would like more information about CAL INC, please visit www.cal-inc.com. If you would like to learn more about CALINC Training's RRP certification courses please visit http://www.cal-inc.com/training/classes-lead.php, or call (707) 446-7996.

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